Surgery

Adults in the general population should not be screened for narrowing of the neck arteries, according to a draft recommendation from the influential United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

New York, NY

– February 17, 2014 ––

Peter Faries, MD, Professor of Surgery and Radiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital, who was not involved in drafting the new recommendations, explained that a buildup of fatty deposits in the carotid artery can lead to "narrowing or blockage of the blood flow to the brain. These carotid narrowings, or stenosis, can lead to a stroke in the patients that have them." Learn more